A table-topper with which you can play the game
"Round Morris" or "Three Men's Morris".
It's a handmade patchwork-quilt with three thin cotton layers,
hand-quilted, the eight circles on the curved line are appliquéd,
dimensions are 48 cm x 48 cm, 19"x19".
Rules for Three Men’s Morris or Round Morris
This is a strategy game with a rich history:
"The earliest known board for the game includes diagonal lines and was "cut into the roofing slabs of the temple at Kurna in Egypt" c. 1400 BCE." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Men%27s_Morris
This is a game for two people. Each player has three pieces in one color. The aim is to get your three pieces in a straight line while you must have the central position, since a curved line round the edge does not count. During the game the pieces may not move to any vacant point, but only to any adjacent empty position. Plus: you HAVE to move your piece when it’s your turn, you cannot miss a turn.
First, take it in turns to place your pieces anywhere on the spots (central spot included). When all pieces have been put into the field, the play begins. Since one can only win if the middle of the field is occupied, the player who is first to place his piece can put it in the center and has good chances to win. You can make him remove his piece from the middle, while you are enclosing his pieces with your own ones. Now everybody has again the chance to win.
There is an alternative version in which a piece may move to any vacant point on the field, not just an adjacent one.
Enjoy!
